Bore (typeface)
Bore is a bold, all-caps display typeface.
It was inspired by some unusual mid-20th-century fabricated signage above the entrances to the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel. (Each side of the tunnel is called a “bore.”) The signage’s letterforms—odd and wonky but pleasingly industrial—have fascinated me for years, and I enjoyed the challenge of regularizing them into something that would be useful as a digital font.
Bore lends a quirky but confident voice to posters, logos, and headlines. And I'm excited to see what else people do with it!
I've decided to make the font available for free, under a Creative Commons license. You can download it here.
